Nursery chair



H. S. BURNS NURSERY CHAIR Oct. 30 1923.

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HELEN S. BUR-NS, OF EAST DUBUQUE, ILLI NOIS.

NURSERY CHAIR.

Application filed December 15, 1922. Serial No. 607,134.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HELEN S. BURNS, a citizen of the United States, residing at East Dubuque, in the county of Jo Daviess and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nursery Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in nursery chairs.

An important objectof the invention is to provide a chair of the above mentioned character, which is foldable so that it may occupy a small space when not in use, and so constructed that its parts are powerfully iiraced and locked together, when in use, to withstand the severe strains to which these chairs are subjected by infants and young children.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pan element which may be quickly and conveniently connected with and separated from the chair.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair, in the open position,

Figure 2 is a similar view with the elements collapsed,

Figure 3 is a side elevation with the tray swung to the rear position, and the sides or arm elements folded,

Figure 4 is a similar view with the tray in the forward position and the sides raised and held locked by the tray,

Figure 5 is a transverse section taken on line 55 of Figure 4, and,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the pan element.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 designates a seat, constituting the body portion of the chair. This seat has the usual 0pen ing 11.

Arranged at the forward edge of the seat are the forward legs 12, which are positioned beneath the seat and are connected therewith by hinges 13, arranged upon the rear sides of the legs, whereby the legs are adapted to fold rearwardly against the side,

but cannot swing forwardly beyond a perpendicular position, with respect to the seat. The legs are connected by a spoke or run 14, as shown.

The numeral 15 designates rear legs of the chair, disposed adjacent to and rearwardly of the rear edge of the seat 10. The legs 15 are connected with the seat 10 by hinges 1'3, and the pivot points of the rear hinges are disposed at the upper surface of the seat, whereby the rear legs may be swung upwardly to a position substantially parallel with the seat, but cannot be swung downwardly with respect to the seat, beyond a perpendicular position. The legs 15 are connected by a transverse spoke or run 17, adapted to be engaged by the hooked end 18 of a latch bar 19, pivoted upon the spoke 14, as shown.

The legs 15 are extended beyond the seat 10 in the form of back bars 20, rigidly connected by transverse bars 21 and 22, in turn connected by a back element 23. These parts constitute the back of the chair.

The numeral 24 designates a tray, arranged beneath and rigidly secured to arms 25, which are pivoted at their rear ends, as shown at 26, to the back bars 20, so that these arms are adapted to swing in a vertical plane.

The numeral 27 designates side elements, which are illustrated as simulating rabbits, for the purpose of ornamentation, but of course the invention is not necessarily re stricted to this representation. These side elements have feet 28 and 29, connected with the upper surface of the seat 10, by hinges 30. The pivot points of the hinges are disposed 'at the inner sides of the side elements, and hence the side elements are adapted to be swung inwardly to lie flat upon the seat 10, but cannot be swung outwardly beyond the perpendicular position, with respect to the seat. The edges of the seat project out wardly beyond these side elements when the side elements are in the vertical position, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 5. As more clearly shown in Figure 4, each side element 27 has spaced parts 31 and 32, at its rear end, which are adapted to directly contact with the back bar 22, and provide a close fit therewith. This engagement occurring near the top and bottom of the side element, atfords a powerful brace for the back of the chair and looking it against swinging movement with respect to the seat. This is an important feature of the invention as it is well known in chairs of this character, that a young child, due to its restlessness, subjects the chair to severe strains, which fre quently work the parts loose.

Means are provided to lock the side elements 27 in the vertical position, including locking elements or blocks 33, rigidly secured to the bottom of the tray 24:, and having notches 34 formed therein, snugly retured bracket 39, carried by a plate 40, which is attached to the lower surface of the seat, forwardly of and near the opening 11. The shank is adapted to be detachably mounted within a depending hook 4-1, carried by a plate 42, which is secured to the lower surface ofthe seat, adjacent the rear portion of the opening 11. The handle 37 projects rearwardly beyond the seat. .The numeral 4:3.designates a pan element, which may be formed of rubberized cloth or the like, suitably folded to provide overlapping edges 44-, which are passed about the frame 35 and are detachably. secured to the material of the pan by fastening means 45, in the form of liilctwill fasteners. It is obvious that the tray-3niay be readily detached from the frame 35,- when desired.

\Vith the parts of the chair in the open or operative position, as shown in Figure l, the side elements 27 contact with the back bars 20 at the points 31 and 32 and therefore effect a positive locking engagement between these bars and the seat 10. side elements are also locked with the tray 2d by means of the elements 33. hen it is desired to collapse the chair, the tray 2 is swung to a position rearwardly of the bars 20, as shownin Figure 3, and the side elements '27 are swung inwardly to lie in close relation upon the uppersurface of the seat. The latch bar 19 is now disengaged from the spoke 17, and the back of the chair is swung over theseat and over the seat elements. Pitltltllllttl attention is called to the fact that when the side elements 27 are swung inwardly to the horizontal position, they are spaced inwardly from the bars 20, by virtue of the inward location of the pivot points of the hinges 30, and the bars 20 will therefore rest upon the seat 10 outwardly of the side elements 27.

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The transverse bars 21 and 22 being spaced from theforward edges of the bars 20 provide a recess for the reception of the side pieces 27.- This provides a very compact device, when folded.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims. 1

Having thus described my invention, I claim: 1 V

l. A nursery chair comprising, a seat, front legs pivoted to the seat to swing longitudinally thereof and to fold upon its lower surface, aback including bars pivotally connectedwith the seat to swing longitudinallythereof, said bars extending below the seat in the formof rear legs. said bars be ing adapted to be folded upon the upper surface of the seat, detachable means connectingthe front and rear legs, side elements extending longitudinally of the seat and pivotally connected therewith to fold inwardly upon the upper surface of the seat, the pivot points ofthe side elements being arranged at their inner edges whereby when the side elements are folded inwardly theywill be disposed inwardly of the path of travelof the bars in their folding move ment and betweensaid bars, the side elementsbeing adopted to :have their lower edgescontact with the sidesof the bars in their folded position and to have theirrear edges contact with the forward faces'of the bars to brace them. in their upright position,

and a transverse member having detachable,

engagement withtheside elements to'hold them in their open position. j

, 2. A nursery chair comprising, a seat having an opening, front legs pivotally connected to the seat to fold upon its lower surface, a back including bars pivotally connected with the seat to foldupon its upper surface, said bars extending clownwardly beyondthe seat in the form of rear legs, means detachably connecting the front and rear legs, side elements arranged above the seat and pivotally connected therewith and adapted to fold inwardly upon the upper surface of the'seat, a tray having elements having detachable locking engagement with the side elements, and arm carrying the tray andv pivotally connected with said bars.

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HELEN s. BURNS.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signa- 

